Exactly what is wrong with Olympic Arms AR15s?

[milprileb]

With the prices down and availability of AR up these days, it costs no more to buy a high quality AR. Oly has been a problematic maker all along for over 20 years to my direct knowledge. At the cost of a Smith & Wesson or Rock River or other quality maker.....why save 50 bucks and get a Oly.

Yes, there are exceptions : a few Oly shoot good and may have been made right. Ya wanna bet the farm on your luck to get one of these with the record OLY has set?

Buy the best AR you can afford.

THere is a reason some AR are far cheaper than others. There are short cuts done in manufacture and that accounts to why they sell cheaper.

In sum: the answer to the problem with Oly is Quality Control.

[DaveHH]

also how an AR is assembled can have a huge impact on accuracy. Simply unscrewing the barrel and remounting/torquing it can move the POI all over the map. I've got extractors that were bought 20 years ago, brand new and they won't even fit a Colt military bolt, let alone work. I just bought a new AR 15 carrier and bolt from armalite about a year ago and it (the bolt) won't even chamber in an Army 1-12 chrome barrel. They are a great design but never forget that they are just a bunch of crap held together with roll pins. The fact that they work as good as they do and shoot so well is more a reflection of the caliber and design than any inherent quality of the combined parts. That said, I love my RR trigger, and proper assembly can really make or break the rifle.